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Explainer-What you need to know about Iceland's EU referendum

COPENHAGEN, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Iceland's referendum on August 29 on whether to open accession talks...

19th August, 2026

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Fish, ships and sovereignty: Iceland weighs its European future

COPENHAGEN/REYKJAVIK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Gylfi Geirsson and Sigurbjorn Svavarsson cut British fishin...

19th August, 2026

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UK's Burnham tells Times No 10 North to take economic growth role from Treasury

Aug 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Times on Tuesday that Number 10 Nort...

18th August, 2026

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Climate damage: the next hit to Europe's public finances

(Refiles to add graphic) By Mark John and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Someone will have...

18th August, 2026

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France to grant tax breaks to companies affected by wildfires

PARIS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Monday announced tax breaks for...

17th August, 2026

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Trading Day: Hiking pressure eases

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Stocks and bond prices rose on Thursday, with...

13th August, 2026

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Etna ash keeps Catania airport shut until Friday, disrupting summer travel

CATANIA, Sicily, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Flights at Catania airport in Sicily will remain suspended until...

13th August, 2026

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AI boom is starting to show in UK economy's performance

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Britain's economy is showing the clearest sign...

13th August, 2026

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Minouche Shafik leaves post as chief economic advisor to UK's PM, Bloomberg News reports

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Minouche Shafik, the former Bank of England deputy governor and International Mon...

12th August, 2026

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Global youth unemployment rises amid sluggish job creation and looming AI risk, UN labour agency says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Global youth unemployment increased in 2025 as weak...

11th August, 2026

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Sterling little changed near over three-week high 

By Samuel Indyk LONDON, August 10 (Reuters) - The British pound was little changed against both the...

10th August, 2026

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Europe's getting hotter, markets are taking note

By Sophie Kiderlin, Samuel Indyk and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Record temperatures a...

7th August, 2026